DRAFT AGENDA

66^th Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists

Date:                    Friday April 17^th and Saturday April 18^th, 2026

Location :            Rodeway Inn Festival

                              1144 Ontario St, Stratford, ON, N5A 6Z3

BOOKING LINK: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/NS57I0

Friday Afternoon

1pm-1:45pm       Ysselstein farms. Dave Ysselstein will give a tour of his beef and poultry operations

2:45pm- 3:30pm Stratford Agri Analysis. Learn more at stratford agri analysis

3:45pm-4:30pm  Nuhn Industries Ltd. Learn more at www.nuhn.ca

6pm-7:30pm       group dinner (restaurant to be determined)
8pm-9pm             Social Hour/networking (at hotel)

Saturday
8:00 am               REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST

9:00 am               Opening Remarks and Call to Order- Drew Orosz, P.Ag.

1. Approval of Agenda

   Motion to Approve OIA’s 66^th Annual General Meeting Agenda

2. Approval of Minutes from 65th AGM

   Motion to Approve the Minutes from OIA’s 65^th AGM Sat, April 26th, 2025

3. Moment of Remembrance
4. Service Recognition for Milestone Years
   Recognition of New P.Ag and T.Ag. members
5. President’s Report – Drew Orosz, P.Ag.
6. Registrar’s Report – Ryan Koeslag, P.Ag.
7. 2025 Audited Financial Statements – RLB - Gary Eagleson, P.Ag.

   Motion to approve the 2025 audited financial statements of OIA

8. Auditors for 2026 – Gary Eagleson, P.Ag.

   Motion to Approve RLB as Auditors for 2026

9. Acknowledgement of the 2026-2027 OIA Board of Directors and Branch Executives – Drew Orosz, P.Ag.
10. OIA Governance –Richard J. Heck, P.Ag.
11. OIA Honours & Awards -Adam Gillespie, P.Ag.
12. Other Business of the Institute
13. Adjournment

Motion to Adjourn Business meeting

10:45 am             Coffee Break

11:00am              Meaghan Richardson, P.Ag., Mabel May Farms
                             Healthy Soils to Healthy Tables: Strengthening Food Security in Ontario

11:30am              Abigail Wiesner, OSCIA Program Updates

12:00pm            Lunch

12:45pm            Guest Speakers
The Theme is By nourishing our soils for healthy crops and animals, we nourish the people of Ontario
Dr. Peter Kotzeff- Innovative Farmer of the Year, 2021
Dr. Liette Vasseur- UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability: from local to global
Christine Brown - Sustainability Specialist with OMAFA     

1:30pm              Break

1:45pm              Panel Discussion  & Question and Answer
Moderated by: Tristan Coelho

2:30-3:30 pm       Review of Strategic Plan – One Year In

                              All Branch Executives , and previous Presidents are encouraged to attend. All interested members are welcome to stay as well.